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Oral History Volume 1 - She's Leaving Home

Tales of life hardship that led to mass migration from the UK. – Stories of persecution and poverty.

Its life, Jim – but not as we know it!

·                    Woolcombers & The River Stink (Life in Industrial Yorkshire) 

(Thanks to Bradford Heritage Centre)

·                    Sweating Cider (Agricultural Life in Dorset)

(Thanks to Dorchester Record Office)

·                    Leaving The Valley (South Wales Coal Mining Community)

(Thanks to my grandfather Harry James who told me these tales as I sat at

his knee)

·                    A Shipful of Story (Based on ships manifest)

(Thanks to Weymouth Archives based at Brewers Quay)

My current ‘dream’ project that is under active development is to trace the stories, legends and tales of a parcel of UK emigrants and link up with a teller in their new land who can provide the tales of settlement. Any US, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand Tellers out there who fancy collaboration should email me)